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1179 1 1 1 thought, back in 1917, that it would be a good idea to have it rezoned commercial for this reason. As far as I can remember, this was the first piece rezoned to a commercial classification. That was back in 1917. I may ask why wasn't that line followed all the way down east and west? I still believe it would have been smart to have done that and created a real business development all the way along Larpenteur Avenue, and the only reason the other greenhouse property to the west wasn't zoned was because the people didn't care to have it zoned. They never filed a petition for rezoning with the old Township Board or the Village of Falcon Heights up to this time. For the sake of good zonings I think this property should be zoned to the depth of Mr. Lindig's property all the way west of Lindig's. It is easy for us to talk about another man's property. A group of people here seem to think that Mr. Lindig's commercial zoning should be cut down to 179'. I have never agreed with the law - actually it's in the books and there isn't much you can do about it, but in my experience in this kind of work I have never agreed with the law that permits people to file a petition to rezone another man's property without his willingness to do so. It is unfortunate. Mr. Lindig is somewhat concerned. He has a piece of property there which is worth some money and if it is zoned resi- dential to within 179' north of Larpenteur Avenue, the people who are so concerned that their own property might depreciate in value if apartments were built on this site are not at all concerned about the depreciation of It'ir. Lindig's property. Rezoning this property to residential except for the south 179' would be a terrific loss to PJir. Lindig and that certainly deserves some con- sideration. Now Mr. Mayor and the Council, I don't know whether we can actually divorce the rezoning petition and the apartments, but I would like to speak about the land use for which this property was sold if I may. I do believe the reason this rezoning petition has come to your Council is because the Spiegler people requested a building permit. These people were not concerned about the classification of Mr. Lindig's property until the request from Spiegler for build- ing permits came in. Nilsen Excuse me, Mr. Membrez. Nodding to Korstad, "Do you have any ob- j ections?'~ Korstad I purposely tried to stay away from too much discussion of the apartment project. We would like to have an hour to an hour and a half to discuss the apartments, the plans and the rest of it. We would be glad to do it tonight but not in the limited time allowed for this meeting and certainly not while the petition for rezoning is up for consideration. It would take us at least an hour or an hour and a half to present all t•he material we have regarding the apartment project. We are prepared to go ahead to it and into it after the rezoning petition is acted on. We think, under these circumstances, the apartment project should not be gone into. We do not object to references here and there but it doesn't look like that is what is going to happen. Membrez I just want to make this thing clear. I have a few notes here. I am asking this: What possible harm can commercial property on Fry Street do to people on St. Mary's for instance? I just can't quite figure out what the ob~ec~~on is too Navin this o~~rtyfleft as is. I drove around here may Imes an I s:e ~he respirde s St. Mary's